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The ceremonies of the Ch'uan Miao

Journal of the West China Border Research Society • 9 • Published In 1937 • Pages: 1-2, 71-119

By: Ts'ao-sung, Hsiung, Graham, David Crockett.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

The contents of this document are three essays written by natives who are not scientifically trained observers (two of these informants are farmers and the third, a MO priest). The first text is a description of some of the activities of the TUAN KUNG (curer or 'medicine man'); the other two are descriptions of the activities of the MO priests with special reference to mortuary practices and ancestor worship. The Miao described here are probably Szechwan Hua (Flowery) Miao; however, they may be White Miao. For further information on the Ch'uan Miao, see HRAF document numbers 8: Graham and 10: Graham.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Organized ceremonial

Magical and mental therapy

Magic

Revelation and divination

Cult of the dead

Prayers and sacrifices

Nuptials

Burial practices and funerals

Celibacy

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Miao

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2009

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Asia

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

East Asia

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

article

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Ethnologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Arthur Fields

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1921-1936

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1920-1937

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Szechuan Province, China

NotesAdditional notes

Translated from the Miao into Chinese by Hsiung Ts'ao-sung ; translated from the Chinese by David Crockett Graham, with the assistance of Hsiung Ts'ao-sung

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Religion--Hmong (Asian people)